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Old Jan 6, 2026 | 01:43 PM
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What is this hose to?

I noticed today from the driver side near the front tire, this hose fell out. Car sits mostly for the winter, wasn't sure if a rodent chewed it. It seems cut on 1 end, ripped on the other.
2008 TL type S
​​​​seems to say TA YUSA on it repeatedly.

No lights on the car though, seems to drive fine. Brakes work fine, theres pedal pressure. I drove it about 5 miles after I got this out. only thing I can't test is AC in the winter..

Does anyone recognize it?


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Old Jan 7, 2026 | 06:17 PM
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how long is the hose, what part of the car (front, side, rear) was it laying from?
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Old Jan 7, 2026 | 09:45 PM
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Hose looks cut on 1 end and ripped on the other. So this piece is about 10 inches.

It was driver's side front. The hose was sticking out from a hole in the engine shield on the bottom, it looked like the one towards the front furthest to the right looking at the car. I saw it sticking out, got under and grabbed it and it came out.
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Old Jan 8, 2026 | 07:21 AM
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Having done countless tranny drops for clutch installs and 2 engine swaps in my car, I'd consider myself pretty intimate with the engine bay in 3G's.
Therefore I'm pretty confident in saying that that hose didn't come from your car. I can't think of a single hose that is that straight for ~10 inches; every rubber vacuum, coolant, PCV, brake, etc hose is pre-formed with some bends and turns in it.

I think it's just a piece of garbage that got flung up on the highway and inserted into the engine bay via lower grill opening.
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